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Bristol

Bristol, Rhode Island crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
22,220
Bristol covered by 4 underlying areas.
Violent crime
0.3 / 1k
Violent crime moved down by 0.1 / 1k from 0.4 / 1k in 2021 to 0.3 / 1k in 2024. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Property crime
2.1 / 1k
Property crime has declined 19% since 2021.
Market rent
$2,369
Market rent has increased 6% since 2024. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Bristol is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

75/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 75th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

61/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 61st percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Bristol compared with Rhode Island

Bristol city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

0.3 / 1k

1.6 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

2.1 / 1k

10.6 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$2,369

$2,123 state

Permits 12M

0

0 state